Fish-hook.



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FISH Hoog. 'APPLIUATI-ON FILED FEBJl. 1910.

97'.3,4'79. Patented oet. 25, 1910.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OEEICE.

CHARLES E. CooPER, oE DETROIT, IIICHIsAIvI..v

FISH-HOOK.-

i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. COOPER,

l.citizen of the United States, `residing at Detroit,'county of Wayne, State of Michigan,

haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fish-Hooks, and declare ythe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form 4a part of this specification.

My "invention relates to an improvementin fish hooks, shown in, the laccompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the following specification and claim.

The object of this invention is to provide a hook adapted for casting along the shore among weeds,-`the construction being such that the hook is guarded against entanglement with the weeds, the guard, however, not interfering with the hooking of the fish when it strikes.

Another object is to provide a sinker integral with the hook which serves as an aid in carrying the line in casting, being of sufficient weight to carry the hook and bait just below the surface of the water immediately upon alighting.

Other advantages and improvements will hereafter' appear.

In the drawings accompanying this specification: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the hook with parts in section. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the hook. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the guard depressed.

Referring now to the letters of reference placed upon the'drawings: A is the hook provided with the usual eye A whereby it may be engaged to a line A2.

B is a weight mounted upon the shank of the hook and integral therewith.

C is a guard formed of velastic material secured at one end to the shank of the hook,

its free e'nd rising above the plane of the barb, being relatively broad and preferably selni-circular iin cross-section to more perfectly protect the hook from entanglement with weeds. The end of the guard engaged to theshank of the hook is made relatively.'

narrow and is attached thereto bya series of4 cord or thread windings c afterward painted with a suitable waterproof coating.

D is a spring secured to the shank of the hook at one end; its free end bearing against Specication of Letters Patent. l Patented Oct. 2.5, 1910. Application led February 11, 1910. Serial No. 543,258'. i*

the yunderside of the elastic guard tosupport it in its elevated position,-the free ends of the guard and spring in their normal position extending above the planeof the barb of the hook.

E denotes the bait.

Having indicated the several parts by reference letters, the construction and oper.- ation of the device will be readily understood.

The hook is first baited in the usual manner, preferably with a pork rind. In casting for a strike among weeds it will be seen that the flexible member will effectually guard the barb of the hook from entanglement with the `weeds when winding in the line,-the relative breadth ofthe guard acting in connection with its arched shape serves to protect the hook inthe vevent of any lateral movement Cf the flexibleinem `ber due to striking weeds or other obstruc- .the fish closing over the barbed end of the hook, the guard and its supporting spring bends freely under the pressure exerted by the fish thereby bringing the end of the guard below the plane of the barb of the hook resulting in its easy capture. f

, Having thus described my invention, what I claim is In a devicev of the class described, a shank bent at one end to form a hook rigid therewith, a weight secured to the shank, and a comparatively broad guard having one end immovably secured to the shank in spaced relation to said weight, the guard extending upwardly over and shielding the weight lwith its bodyin spaced relation to the lat- CHARLEs E. COOPER.

Witnesses GRACE E. VYNKOOP, SAMUEL E. THOMAS. 

